Physics 115 - Quantitative Approaches to Physics
Quantitative Approaches
Fall
2023
01
1.00
Joyce Palmer-Fortune
TU TH 8:25 AM - 9:15 AM
Smith College
PHY-115-01-202401
Sabin-Reed 305
jfortune@smith.edu
Science blends physical knowledge with knowledge of math. This blending changes the meaning attached to math and even the way mathematical equations are interpreted. Learning to think about physics with math involves a number of scientific thinking skills that are rarely taught in introductory classes. Students in this course explicitly learn and practice these skills through individual and group work in a small class setting. Corequisite: PHY 117 or PHY 118; students will be recommended for this course on the basis of a short placement test. Instructor permission required. (E)